Leo XIV, first American pope, studied under a leader in Jewish-Catholic relations - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

First American pope, studied under a leader in Jewish-Catholic relations

Cardinal Robert Prevost, who was just elected as Pope Leo XIV, studied under a pioneer in Jewish-Catholic relations when he attended seminary in Chicago.

American-born pope offers hope of improved Catholic-Jewish relations, religious experts say

The election of Robert Francis Prevost as the first American pope on Thursday marked the beginning of a historic era for the Catholic Church, even as it also raised questions about the direction of Catholic-Jewish relations that had withered under his predecessor. Prevost, a 69-year-old Augustinian cardinal from Chicago who took the name Leo XIV, brings to his new role no known history of involvement with the Jewish community or record of commen…

Leo XIV, first American pope, studied under a leader in Jewish-Catholic relations

(JTA) — Cardinal Robert Prevost, who was elected as Pope Leo XIV on May 8, studied under a pioneer in Jewish-Catholic relations when he attended seminary in Chicago.  Rev. John T. Pawlikowski, who taught for nearly half a century at the Catholic Theological Union until his retirement in 2017, served as co-founder and director of the school’s Catholic-Jewish Studies Program and also served four terms on the board of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Mu…

Leo XIV, first American pope, studied under a leader in Jewish-Catholic relations - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Fr. John T. Pawlikowski describes his former student as "a very open-minded person."

Leo XIV, First American Pope, Studied Under Jewish-Catholic Relations Trailblazer

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